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hapPENNingsMay 2012 THE PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK Untangling Alzheimer’s: A Key to Healthy Aging | Director of the Institute on Aging, and Director of Cocktails and conversation the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the University of with Penn Medicine’s top brain Pennsylvania. researchers Virginia M.-Y. Lee, Ph.D., M.B.A. is the John H. Tuesday, May 22nd, 6:30 p.m. Two of the world’s leading Ware 3rd Professor in Alzheimer’s Research, Professor brain experts will brief us on the exciting advances their of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Director of team has made toward our ability to diagnose, delay the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research and the onset of, and effectively treat devastating aging- Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program. In This related brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, $20 per person (inclusive of tax and service charge). amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Program includes reception of cocktails and hors 2 General Manager’sIssue Corner and frontotemporal degeneration. Learn strategies for d’oeuvres. Reservations requested by Friday, May 18th. 3 In-House Events managing the progression of these disorders, as well as tips for promoting healthy brain aging and memory. Following the talk, Penn Medicine will present on its personalized health care service: Penn Passport. 4 Out-of-Club Entertainment Featuring: Experience the convenience of 24/7 access to personal John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., 5 Reciprocal Clubs electronic medical records and images, access to an Ph.D. is the William Maul acclaimed network of physicians and hospitals worldwide, 6 Member Spotlight Measey-Truman G. Schnabel, high-end prevention and diagnostic services, and so much Jr., M.D., Professor of Geriatric more. Visit PennMedicine.org/Passport to learn more. 7 Dining Specials Medicine and Gerontology, HapPENNings Calendar Mother’s Day Brunch | Good vs. Evil: The Moral Sunday, May 13th. Show mom Molecule | TEDGlobal how much you care… with lots Monday, May 14th, 2011 Speaker! and lots of food! The Penn Club 7:00 p.m. Why do Article See at a glance what each is proud to announce the return some people give freely while others Icons article means for you! of our ever-popular Mother’s Day are cold-hearted? Why are some hus- Brunch. This festive buffet boasts bands more faithful than others—and some of her favorite culinary why do women tend to be more gener- Networking Drinks delights and topnotch live music. To add to the ous than men? The answer is oxytocin, merriment, we will include a complimentary glass of a human hormone. Learning Dining champagne just for her! The Main Dining Room will Come hear Dr. Paul Zak, Penn alumnus and Club mem- offer: ber, discuss his new book The Moral Molecule, and reveal Healthy Snacks ❖ Variety of Smoked Fish nothing less than the origins of our most human quali- ❖ Jumbo Shrimp ties—empathy, happiness, and the kindness of strangers. Entertainment ❖ Eggs Cooked to Order Dr. Zak is the founding Director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies and a Professor of Econom- ❖ Spring Salads ics at Claremont Graduate University. He has a Ph.D. ❖ Don't Miss! Chef Saji's Sushi Bar in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and ❖ Carving of Spring Lamb and Glazed Ham post-doctoral training in neuroimaging from Harvard. Passport Dinner Series ❖ Hand Selected Cheeses and Homemade Desserts Dr. Zak, who has a popular Psychology Today blog, is … and More! credited with the first published use of the term “neu- Japan $56.50 per adult and $29.50 per child (12 and under) plus roeconomics.” He has been featured in many notewor- tax and service charge. There are three seatings: 12 noon, thy news publications including The New York Times, Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Do not delay—call early to reserve Scientific American, and Time. May 23rd your spot. Space is limited and this event does sell out! All $25 per member and $35 per guest plus tax and service 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance. For reser- charge by Monday, May 7th. $35 per member and $45 per guest plus tax and service charge for late reservations. see page 7 vations call Tony Kontos at 212.403.6628 or e-mail tkontos@ pennclubny.org. Program includes one house beverage with dry snacks and crudités. Liran Hirschkorn, Program Committee All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events. 1 Golf, anyone? Now that spring is in full swing, it’s time relaxing atmosphere and a challenging golf experience. to think about getting outdoors and getting active. One The Woodmere Club — Our newest golf affiliation is of the great privileges that Penn Club members have is The Woodmere Club in Long Island’s Woodmere, NY. The access to some of our area’s finest golfing venues. We now Club, which was founded in 1912, is nestled on the shores have reciprocal agreements with four local golf clubs. of Woodmere Bay. The Woodmere Club is in convenient Saint Andrews Golf Club — Located in Hastings- proximity to Manhattan and the South Shore Beaches. On-Hudson, NY, St. Andrews Golf Club is known as the Its majestic Georgian styled clubhouse and estate date birthplace of golf in America. Founded in 1888, it is back to early 19th century origins. It is a perfect blend of America’s oldest golf course, and is steeped in tradition English country charm and elegant sophistication. and legend. The challenging par 71 course promises an I do hope you will take time to enjoy these wonderful exciting day of golf for players of all levels. GENERAL additions to the many benefits you enjoy as members of Montammy Golf Club — Montammy Golf Club is the Penn Club. Please keep in mind that we are guests located in Alpine, NJ. Opened in 1966, the Club’s facilities at these exclusive clubs, and therefore subject to their MANAGER’S and amenities include a beautifully landscaped and policies and house rules. Please check with our Executive challenging 18-hole golf course, as well as a Mission style Office for further information and introductory letters. clubhouse with multiple dining areas, extensive locker My staff and I are excited to be a part of your Penn Club room facilities and a state-of-the-art fitness center. life. Its status as a Platinum Club of America is a source of Salem Golf Club — North Salem, NY in northern great pride to us all. Your comfort, safety and enjoyment Corner Westchester County is the home of Salem Golf Club. The are of top importance to us. We are eager to welcome you Club opened its doors in 1967, and offers a beautiful and often to your home-away-from-home in New York. interesting golf course as well as a comfortable clubhouse and well stocked pro shop. Salem Golf Club offers a —Peter M. Homberg, CCM

Men, don’t forget to curl your mustaches and Book Group Luncheon Ladies and Lords Ball: An bring your walking sticks! Bear in mind that the Edwardian Affair | sun never set on the British Empire, so we will be The Art of sure to party well into the night. Fielding | During the event, Johnnie Walker will also lead by Chad Harbach an elegant tasting from a selection of their port- Monday, May 21st, 12:00 p.m. folio blends, led by one of their esteemed Masters of Whisky. The Art of Fielding explores relationships – between $40 per member and $50 per guest plus tax and friends, family, and lovers – and the unpredict- service charge. Includes hors d’oeuvres and open able forces that complicate them. There's an un- bar of Johnnie Walker, house wine, and beer. Bow intended affair, a post-graduate plan derailed by ties and corsets are optional (but recommended). rejection letters, a marriage dissolved by honesty, Friday, May 4th, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. After a long Reservations due Tuesday, May 1st and become and at the center of the book, the single baseball day of hunting and leisure activities, gather at final sale on that date. error that sets all of these events into motion. the clubhouse for an evening of Edwardian Era The Young Alumni Committee The Art of Fielding is somehow confident and amusement. This is the golden age of country intimate, simple yet deeply moving. Harbach has house entertainment, with the Penn Club trans- penned one of the year's finest works of fiction. forming into a lively British manor. At our young New! $49 per member and $59 per guest plus tax and alumni (ages 21-34) ball we’ll celebrate modern Complimentary High-Speed service charge by Monday, May 14th at noon. amenities like electricity and the automobile, en- Internet in Guest Rooms Reservations are required one week in advance. If gage in intellectual conversations about Art Nou- Complimentary high-speed the reservation minimum of 12 people is not met, veau, and play parlour games with class. As Lords Internet is now available in all the program will be subject to cancellation. This and Ladies you will enjoy tantalizing libations, program includes book discussion and full buffet splendid hors d’oeuvres, and sweet melodies by overnight guest rooms. luncheon with coffee/tea and dessert. Penn’s own DJ Bubbles. In the Belle Époque, women donned lace and pearls, while gentleman Claire Gordon, Book Group Chair dressed in long blazers, oxfords, and top hats.

Roy M. Dickinson Lauren Nicole Henderson Lara Mizrack Spencer Sherman William Travis Welcome New March Members Nicholas A. DiFalco Liran Hirschkorn Bogdan Nowak Nathan Niranjan Sheth Pamela D. Trimingham David N. Alagem Gunther O. Carrle A. Storer Driscoll Louis Horst III David A. Pierson Darina A. Shtrakhman Rapatpon Kay Trongwongsa Douglas Baldasare Natasha Chavdaroff Alexandra Epsilanty Daniel S. Jonas Eric W. Reynolds Gabriel John Silvasi Elizabeth Warner Anne G. Berry Andres Choussy Jamil Farshchi Krystina Jones Debra A. Robbins Aristide Tessitore John Roger Whelan Diane Burke John Contrubis Craig D. Fraser John T. Lansing Jonas Robison Emily B. Townsend Julia Schell Whelan John Burke Hilary Conway Jennifer Friedman Nicole Hanley Mellon Robyn Rose Schneider Claude Trahan Christina D. Wood Roger J. Burns Domenick DiCicco Robert Habib Matthew Taylor Mellon, II Bruno Schremmer Haratia Trahan Robert Denish Wood

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save the date! From Confrontation to Coopetition: All Members’ Annual Meeting 40 Years of US-China Relations | Tuesday, June 12th Wednesday, June 13th, 6:30 p.m. On February You and a guest are invited to mingle with fellow Penn 21st 1972, a raw winter day, President Nixon and a handful of government officials flew on Clubbers and delight in complimentary drinks and hors an unnamed Boeing 707 flight, landing at d’oeuvres. This annual meeting has become one of the Beijing Capital International Airport. The city high points of the year, and is not to be missed. We look was deeply bogged down in the torturous Cultural Revolution; anti- forward to seeing you there! For reservations, e-mail imperialist slogans were everywhere. No one could possibly know that [email protected], fax 212.403.6621, or RSVP online. Nixon’s one week visit would change the world for the next 40 years. What happened during the President’s weeklong trip? What is the stand- ing relationship between the U.S. and China today? And how does this Take Your LinkedIn Profile to the relationship continue to shape the world? We invite you to join us as two U.S. Ambassadors and the President of Next Level | the US-China National Committee speak about the past, present and Monday, June 4th, 7:00 p.m. LinkedIn is an exceptional networking tool; a future of US-China Relations. source for finding the right job; and a powerful way to advertise your busi- Moderator: Stephen A. Orlins Mr. Orlins has been the President of ness. With more than 135 million registered users in over 200 countries, the National Committee on US-China Relations since 2005. Prior to LinkedIn is a way of effectively marketing a brand—you! If you want to take that, he was the managing director of Carlyle Asia and the chairman of it to the next level, join us for a hands-on workshop led by Mark Lipson, the board of Taiwan Broadband Communications. You can catch him an advertising professional with 15+ years experience. Start from scratch or discussing U.S.–China relations on CNBC’s Squawk Box. print-out your current LinkedIn profile, and Mark will give you tips on Speakers: how to maximize it. He will also show you some before and after results. Ambassador Winston Lord For four decades Ambassador Lord has Long before social media was considered “en vogue,” Mark Lipson been at the center of U.S.-China relations. As Special Assistant to the Na- helped global advertisers build their brands’ reputations in the U.S. via tional Security Advisor he accompanied Henry Kissinger on his secret visit conversational marketing and social media programs. He has worked to China and President Nixon on his historic opening in the early 1970’s. with these brands to engage with consumers on Yahoo!, MySpace, and From 1985-1989 he served as Ambassador to Beijing under Presidents most recently on LinkedIn. He is excited to share how you too can lever- Reagan and Bush. From 1993-1997 he was Assistant Secretary of State in age LinkedIn to your fullest advantage by thinking of yourself as your charge of all East Asian policy, including China, under President Clinton. own brand and by positioning yourself for success. Ambassador Nicholas Platt After a 34 year Foreign Service career, $25 per member and $35 per guest plus tax and service charge by Monday, Ambassador Platt served for twelve years at the helm of the Asia Society May 28th. $35 per member and $45 per guest for late reservations. Program before becoming President Emeritus in 2004. In 1972 he accompanied includes one house beverage, dry snacks and crudités. Penn Women in Business President Nixon on the historic trip to Beijing that signaled the resump- tion of relations between the U.S. and China. The Private Oasis: Landscape $150 per member and $250 per guest plus tax and service charge. Program Architecture and Gardens | includes a cocktail reception and dinner. Reservations due by Friday, June 8th and become final sale on that date. Lin Yuan, Program Committee Tuesday, June 5th, 7:00 p.m. Whether a home is a great place to live often depends on what lies beyond its walls. The landscape – when it has a well thought The Face-to-Face Book: A Guide to out shape and characters – gives a home much of its Real World Social Marketing | character and satisfaction. In The Private Oasis, two Tuesday, June 26th, 7:00 p.m. Social media is hot and getting of New York’s leading landscape architects, Edmund hotter. Companies are scrambling to embrace Facebook, Hollander and Maryanne Connelly, guide readers Twitter, and other online social networking sites. But the through a series of remarkable landscapes and gardens, explaining how facts suggest the opportunity to engage in social market- to apply their techniques, no matter what the size of the property. Their ing is far bigger — and many are blinded to this larger experience covers a wide range of scales, including estates and gardens opportunity by the shiny allure of today’s newest tools and across the East Coast. technologies. Human beings are hardwired to share, and After receiving his undergraduate degree at Vassar College, Ed Hollander what they are motivated to share in the real world is different from what studied Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the they do online. The overwhelming amount of word-of-mouth still takes President of Edmund Hollander Design, a firm with offices in NYC and place offline, a fact that is often overlooked. In his forthcoming book, The Sag Harbor. He has taught at the Graduate School of the Fine Arts at Penn. Face-to-Face Book, Ed Keller (C ’77, ASC ’79) and co-author Brad Fay Maryanne Connelly graduated with a Masters degree in Landscape Ar- share concrete strategies and case studies for how companies, both large and chitecture from Penn. She has taught at the Pratt Institute and the New small, can create “total social” brands, tapping all the levers that unleash York Botanical Gardens. conversations to drive your business success. Come here Ed talk about his $35 per member and $50 per guest plus tax and service charge by Tuesday, book, and about how word-of-mouth works in the real world. May 29th. $45 per member and $60 per guest for late reservations. Includes $15 per member and $25 per guest by Tuesday, June 19th. $25 per member light snacks and an open bar of wine and beer. and $35 per guest for late reservations. Ruben Garcia, C’82, Program Committee

Breakfast at Tiffany’s | “Happy Birthday” High Line and the Thursday, June 21st, 10:00 a.m. Meatpacking District Tour | Spend the day as Holly Golightly! Exclusive! Socialites don’t work nine-to-five Sunday, June 3rd, 2:15 p.m. Walk jobs, which is exactly why you through the gritty but hip Meatpacking can take advantage of this special opportunity. On District with a stop along the High a beautiful summer morning, enjoy breakfast and a Line — the former elevated rail now behind-the-scenes tour of the 5th Avenue Flagship public park. Other stops include the Tiffany’s & Co. During this exclusive visit, you will Titanic Memorial Arch, the R and L dine at the Tiffany Salon and then receive a brilliant restaurant, and sites associated with tour of the premier jeweler’s workshop. If you’re in the Alexander Hamilton and Herman Melville. market for new jewels, the main showroom will be open for business as $20 per person. Reservations due by Thursday, May 31st at noon. usual following the tour. $35 per person. Reservations due by Monday, June 18th. Space is The Secrets of Grand Central | extremely limited. Sunday, June 24th, 1:15 p.m. Take this historical and architectural indoor tour of the landmark with a discussion of the symbolism NY Philharmonic–Carmina Burana | of its decor and lesser known lore. Stops Friday, June 1st. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Concert: 8:00 p.m. include Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall, the whispering arch and concealed apartment. Program to include: Falla: Selections from Atlàntida Orff: Carmina Burana $20 per person. Reservations due by Thursday, June 21st at noon. Featured Artists: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor; Erin Morley, Soprano; Nicholas Phan, Tenor; Jacques Imbrailo, Baritone; Orfeón Pre-Fireworks Presidential Greenwich Pamplonés, Chorus; Igor Ijurra Fernández, Director; Brooklyn Youth Village and Gramercy Park | Chorus, Chorus; Dianne Berkun, Director Wednesday, July 4th, 5:00 p.m. A historical walking $115.95 per person plus tax and service charge. Includes dinner at the tour of both neighborhoods, with special stops Club and show. Final Sale. Member must be present to sign at dinner. at places associated with some early presidents, Reservations due by Friday, May 4th. including Lincoln, Roosevelt, FDR, Wilson and Washington. Stops include the Washington Square Arch and Theodore Roosevelt’s birthplace. The tour Historic Taverns of Wall Street | ends at the drive in time to secure a spot for fireworks viewing. Saturday, May 5th, 5:30 p.m. Join us on this walking tour of $20 per person. Reservations due by Monday, July 2nd at noon. historic pubs and taverns in Lower Manhattan, with stops at several for refreshments. Stops include the tavern where Washington bid farewell to his officers; a pub frequented by Mark Twain and Lincoln; and a legendary watering Graduation Seasons Greeting hole associated with Captain Kidd. Is your son, daughter, $20 per person (drinks extra). Reservations due by Thursday, niece, or nephew May 3rd at noon. graduating? Are you graduating? Well, congratulations then! Ending a four year stint in high school or college is definitely a cause for a celebration, especially if you — or East Village and Noho History and someone you know — made it through four years of rigorous, Ivy Tasting Tour at Twilight | League instruction. Saturday, May 12th, 5:45 p.m. A tour of After all the pomp and circumstance, we suggest that you make both neighborhoods, which served as arrangements to meet friends and family at The Penn Club of New home to immigrants and exclusive New York. We have a range of impressive banquet rooms and dining Yorkers of the 1800s. Stops include options to suit all your graduation party needs. There are a variety of Cooper Union, McSorley’s Ale House, elegant rooms for cocktail parties and elaborate dinners. From fabulous and Grace Church. Along the way, a galas to intimate affairs, we offer creative and contemporary cuisine, sweet sampling from area patisseries — beautiful settings and polished service for your special occasion. including DeRobertis & Veniero’s — Out-of-town members who are planning to host a cap and gown party just as Mom used to make! in New York can help support the Club by recommending our venue $26 per person (includes sweets). Reservations due by Thursday, May 10th to event planners. After all, a referral is the greatest form of flattery. at noon. Before entering the “real world,” how about one helluva celebration? To request menus and room rates, please call the catering office at 212.403.6619

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INTERCLUB Save the Date Please note that walk-ins will be required to show Club ID at the door at all interclub events. All Inter-Ivy events require the same proper club attire expected at the Penn s m t w t f s Club (no jeans or sneakers). Thanks! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Cornell Club featured member benefit! (6 East 44thEvents Street) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Joseph Stiglitz: The Economists' Voice 2.0: Discount Parking in 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Financial Crisis, Health Care Reform, Midtown Manhattan July 2012 29 30 31 and More | If public transportation Tuesday, June 5th, 7p.m. Joseph Stiglitz is a professor at isn’t your thing, please Columbia University and former Chief Economist and Senior Vice take note. President of the World Bank. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Convenient parking Wednesday, July 4th Prize in economics. With Aaron S. Edlin and J. Bradford DeLong, has been made available to members Penn Club Offices Closed for Independence Day he is the coeditor of The Economists' Voice: Top Economists Take On and their guests with Quik Park garage, Today's Problems. The second book in the series, The Economists' located at 100 West 44th Street (on the Tuesday, July 10th Voice 2.0: The Financial Crisis, Health Care Reform, and More will south side of 44th Street between Sixth Scentfully Yours: Design Your Own Avenue and Broadway). The Penn Club Perfume be released in June. This collection contains thirty-two essays has a special rate for its members, which written by academics, economists, presidential advisors, legal Thursday, July 12th is $22 for each 24 hours ($10 additional/ specialists, researchers, consultants, and policy makers. They Summer Intern Happy Hour day for larger vehicles e.g., SUVs). In tackle the plain economics and architecture of health care Wednesday, July 18th order to get this rate, members and their Outthink the Competition: A reform. They consider the effects of financial regulation and the guests must have their parking tickets issue of limiting bankers' pay. And a final section examines a Systematic Approach to Business validated at the front desk. Valet parking Growth unique array of topics: the stability of pension security bonds; at a rate of $40/day is also available to Thursday, July 19th the value of a carbon tax; the unforeseen consequences of members. The garage has two entrances, government debt; and the unexploited possibilities for profit in Lobster Fest one on 43rd Street and the other on Summer Intern Happy Hour NFL overtime games. 44th Street, depending on which way Thursday, July 26th you are coming from. Quik Park garage $50 per person. Includes cocktail reception and book. Summer Intern Happy Hour Reservations due by Thursday, May 31st and become final sale can be reached at 212.944.1310. on that date.

Reciprocal Clubs Penn Club members have access to about 150 reciprocal clubs worldwide. Two such examples are the reciprocal clubs below. Harvard Club of Boston — Boston, MA Norfolk Yacht & Country — Norfolk, VA Like those few American cities that In just 40 years, the little Club founded on a still have two baseball teams, the small, leased site in Edgewater had become a Harvard Club of Boston offers two prominent fixture on the banks of the Lafayette separate guest facilities. Each has its River. In these early years, the Club flourished own unique feel – the historic Main and faltered, reflecting the fortunes of its Clubhouse, with its traditional, membership and the city at large. The next 60 elegant, even academic feel, and years were times of unparalleled growth for both the Downtown Club, high atop Norfolk and the Club. At the Norfolk Yacht & One Federal Street in the Financial District, with a modern, upscale Country Club, reciprocal club members have access to the six hotel rooms located atmosphere and sweeping views of the city in all directions. Reciprocal on the ground floor of the Main Clubhouse. Three offer two double beds and club members are always welcome at 42 of the nicest addresses in town three offer king size beds. The rooms come with free wireless internet, iron, and — the Harvard Club’s comfortable and conveniently-located rooms. In refrigerator. Guests will have full access to the use of the Club Facilities, including addition to these unique accommodations, overnight guests can take the Fitness Center, the outdoor pool, tennis courts and all dining rooms. One of advantage of the Club’s full list of amenities during their stay, including the main draws is the swimming facilities: the 24,000 square-foot fitness complex all dining options, and even the Fitness Center (for a small additional has a 25-yard indoor pool with a side spa, an Olympic outdoor pool, a dive pool, fee). Add in wireless internet, a private parking lot and a location second and a children’s pool. The Club’s excellent yachting facilities are also situated right to none in the Back Bay, it really is a truly academic experience. outside on the Lafayette River. For reservations, call toll free 800.957.6667 or the front desk directly at For reservations, call 757.423.4500. 617.536.1260.

For a Letter of Introduction to any of our reciprocal clubs, please contact Barbara Nevels at [email protected] or 212.403.6620.

All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. E-mail [email protected] only for questions about events. 5 Seen MEMBERSHIP Heard All Intra Club reservations Initiation Ceremony March 12th • Welcome New Members! can be made at Join an Intra Club! [email protected]. & CornerIntra Clubs (special interest groups within the club) are a way for you to get to know your fellow Penn Club members. To view the list of Intra Clubs log on to the Members Only portion of our Web site at pennclub.org and click on “Bulletin Board”. For more information about joining or starting an Intra Club, please e-mail [email protected].

Real Estate Investment Intra Club | Tuesday, May 15th, 6:30 p.m. The Real Estate Investment Intra Club’s mission § is to educate and support the professionals and leaders of real estate investment firms through training and networking opportunities. Please contact Intra Club Captain Lauren Davidson, ([email protected]) to learn more. Hedge Fund Investing Intra Club | Monday, May 21st, 6:30 p.m. Come discuss issues and provide information, education and research on latest trends in hedge funds, including “fund of funds.” Hedge funds are unregistered private investment partnerships or pools that may invest and trade in many different markets, strategies, and instruments. Please contact Intra Club Captain Dorothy C. Nickelson, C’02, (dorothynickelson@ comcast.net) to learn more. For reservations, e-mail [email protected], fax 212.403.6621, or RSVP online.

Member Spotlight Leland Hardy (Wharton Grad Alumnus)

Leland Hardy, Lauder Institute/Wharton Grad 1986. predilection for seafood. I would say either crawfish in season, Alaskan king crab, Dover sole, or masago a.k.a. tobiko. Penn Club Member Since: You guys would have to look that up for me :-) (Editor’s Note: Since 2008) What’s your drink? Cranberry juice and Sprite or Sierra Mist with a twist of lime (I’m a teetotaler). Lives in: Harlem, NY Were you named after anyone? I was named Leland after my paternal Currently Single/Married with Kids? I’ve been married for grandmother, Lela Gorham, who raised my late father. I recently hosted 21 years. I have one child, a daughter, Alexandria, who is my family reunion in – you guessed it – Leland, NC! The Grill Room is an ideal married with a fabulous 1 1/2 year old, DJ, Jr. place for a small gathering If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Lime green. Hobbies: Golf, weightlifting, cycling, listening to all genres of music, of friends or coworkers. foreign language study, and collecting Biltmore hats. Who’s your favorite person living or dead, real or fictional (excluding family)? Dinner parties of up to 10 Muhammad Ali. I was Ali’s Chinese Interpreter on his goodwill mission and cocktail parties of up to What was the most interesting job you’ve ever had? to China in ’84 and we’ve been close ever since. 25 can be accommodated. I believe that I’m the only Wharton alum in history whose first job after Call us ahead of time and graduation was as a professional boxer. I just missed making the 1984 How much is too much to spend on a haircut? Didn’t John Edwards prove we can set up a spot for all Olympic Boxing Team. During my first two years at Lauder, I trained that $400 is too much, unless, of course, you follow Buddy Roemer’s to enjoy! Contact: Bonnie with Joe Frazier and his sons. example. Baker at The Grill Room, Do you have a special talent? I easily pick up and retain new languages. When’s bedtime? Bedtime? What’s that? 212.403.6631. I’m fluent in Spanish, French, and Chinese, and I’m not too shabby at When’s the last time you drove a car? I was driving when I wrote this… Japanese. Which reciprocal clubs have you visited and loved? I had a wonderful Where do you like to vacation? Wherever there’s a world-class golf course. meeting at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC, which What do you often do at the Penn Club? I attend lectures and presentations provided the perfect backdrop since I was meeting with some Army by accomplished entrepreneurs; I use the Palestra Fitness Center; I dine at veteran corporate executives. the Club’s special event dinners; and I attend intra-club meetings. To audition for member spotlight, please e-mail [email protected]. What is your favorite dish? I’m a gourmand of sorts, with a particular

6 Networking Learning Healthy Entertainment Drinks Dining Snacks Check out our Seen Main Dining Room Events ➘ Main Dining Room Specials! Heard Nightly Main Dining Festivities To make your nights especially fun, we have daily specials for members to try every night of the week! Main Dining M&M is for Martini Sweet Treat Tuesday We're Halfway There Thursdays are for Viva Vino Friday ROOM Monday Wednesday Taking It Easy Finish your Night with the Wind down the week with Monday-Friday: Dry, dirty, shaken, or straight- Sweet Taste of well-selected Chef Smoor has created a Celebrate at the Club with a bottle of the well-selected & up. Pick any Martini from Dessert Wines for only $7.* scrumptious Prix-Fixe menu friends! Savor a Chef’s Choice Wine of the Month for $36.* Lunch 12 noon–2:30 PM Dinner 6–9 PM our Classic Martini list for of Seasonal Specialties for Special Cut Steak – $60* *plus tax and service charge only $7.* only $34.95* for 2. Please call 212.403.6628 for all Main Dining Room reservations. Note that jackets are required Passport Dinner Series — Seafood Buffet | for gentlemen during dinner. Japan | Thursday, June 28th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Oysters! Wednesday, May 23, Calamari! Shrimp! – all at your 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. fingertips. This is your once-a- Grill Travel to the shores of year chance to indulge in unlim- ROOM Tokyo without ever leaving ited varieties of seafood. Don’t Monday-Friday: Manhattan. miss this popular Club event! Breakfast 7–10 AM ❖ Ahi Tuna Tataki with Pickled Ginger, Mizuna ❖ Penn Club Seafood Chowder Lunch 12–3 PM Sandwich Corner 3–5:30 PM Greens and Ponzu Vinaigrette ❖ Seafood Salad with Octopus Dinner 5:30–10 PM ❖ Tempura Fried Oyster with Miso Broth and ❖ Fanny Bay West Coast Oysters Bar 12 noon–11 PM Seaweed ❖ Pine Island East Coast Oysters ❖ Domestic Wagyu Hanger Steak ❖ Saffron Rice with Cajun Shrimp Saturday: Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM Truffled Edamame Purée and Japanese Beer ❖ Snow Crab Claws Lunch 12 noon–7 PM Sauce ❖ Fried Soft Shell Crabs with Tartar Sauce ❖ Sweet Sake Marinated Melon with Green Tea Ice ❖ Grilled Local Fish with Lemon Sunday: Cream ❖ Complemented with Potatoes, Fresh Corn and Continental Breakfast 7–11 AM $59.95 per person plus tax and service charge. Re- Asparagus serve your preferred seating time between 6p.m. and ❖ Fresh Berry and Peach Cobbler with Vanilla 8p.m. For more camaraderie, join the “club table” Gelato Benjamin Franklin at 7:00 p.m. to mingle with other members. Please $59.00 per person, plus tax and service charge. Reserve ROOM note there is a 48-hour cancellation policy in effect your preferred seating time between 6p.m. and 8p.m. Monday-Friday: for this event. For reservations, call Tony Kontos at For more camaraderie, join the “club table” at 7:00 Complimentary Coffee & Tea 212.403.6628 or e-mail [email protected] or p.m. to mingle with other members. Please note there 10–11 AM RSVP online. is a 48-hour cancellation policy in effect for this event. Kite & Key Bar 4–10:30 PM Library open daily 24 hours

April Brings Showers… Pear Tree Martini May Brings Flowers… St. Germain, Pear Vodka, Lime Juice and Bitters In May, welcome spring St. Germain Shandy flowers and indulge in Daily Grill Room Specials Pilsner Beer, St. Germain Liqueur and Two ROOM the delicious beauty of an Monday and Friday: Wine/Beer Grill Lemon Wedges Elderflower cocktail for Pairing Menu — Indulge in our pairing The Grill Room is an ideal only $9.75. St. Rita menu inspired by Chef Smoor. No meal is place for a small gathering Tequila Blanco, St. Germain Liqueur and complete without a glass of wine or pint of friends or coworkers. St. Germain Elderflower Lime Juice of beer to complement it! Dinner parties of up to 10 Cocktails: Tuesday: Slider Night — Three Beef and cocktail parties of up to Sliders served with a basket of French St. Germain Cocktail 25 can be accommodated. “THIRSTY THURSDAY” fries and Chef John’s special sauce. Pair Call us ahead of time and Sparkling Wine, St. Germain and Club your sliders with a pint of our seasonal we can set up a spot for all Soda HAPPY HOUR draft beer at a special price. Burgers and to enjoy! Contact: Bonnie St. Germain Martini Don't miss this great Beer . . . need we say more?! Baker at The Grill Room, Tanqueray Gin and St. Germain Liqueur weekly special! Wednesday: Designer Burger Night 212.403.6631. St. Tropez $2 Yuengling Drafts in — Specialties like The Homberger, Red Citron Vodka, St. Germain Liqueur, Lemon and Bleu, and Mask & Wig Club served the Grill Room EVERY with French Fries and Coleslaw on a Juice and Tonic Water Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Brioche Bun. Elder Fashioned Thursday: Sink or Swim Bourbon or Whiskey, St. Germain Liqueur, Every THIRD Thursday, enjoy $1 Yuengling Drafts and $4 Yuengling drafts for just $2.00 and All- Bitters and Muddled Orange You-Can-Eat Cheese Steaks All Night. St. Germain Kir Blanc flavored drinks! All menus and specials can be viewed St. Germain Liqueur Topped with on our Members Only online website. Sauvignon Blanc Check it out for pricing and more details.

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Highlights PalestraFITNESS CENTER Did You Know? Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Ladies and Lords Ball Saturday–Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Every Month HapPENNings features a Holiday Hours: 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. new Penn Club House Rule! Mother’s Day Brunch To join, contact Tracey Wilson: 212.403.6626, [email protected], or come by the Palestra to start your fitness routine today. A Key to Healthy Aging Rule 2: May is the time to celebrate the most Passport Dinner Series – Japan important woman in our lives — that’s Membership right, our mothers! Here are five things Eligibility that you can give her for Mother's Day that say, "I want you to take care of Membership will be open to: Your comments are yourself as much as you've taken care ⦁ Alumni who attended Penn for at important to us! of me." least one year 1 Take her out and about for the day. ⦁ Penn students who are at least 21 For comments & suggestions regarding 2 Make her a healthy dinner. years old furnishings, property, grounds, repairs & 3 Take her fruit picking. ⦁ Spouses, parents, grandparents, maintenance, house rules, dress code, and rules 4 Create a fun exercise routine just for her. of conduct, contact the House Committee at: grandchildren, and children of Push play — get fit at home with her! [email protected] 5 qualified alumni ⦁ For comments & suggestions regarding May Palestra Special Penn faculty, staff, Executive membership growth, contact the Membership Pamper her this Mother’s Day. Education alumni, and all members Committee at: membershipcommittee@ Gift certificates are available of the University boards and pennclubny.org for Massage Therapy and committees One-to-One Personal Training. ⦁ Associate and affiliate members as For comments & suggestions regarding And to add a little something member events and activities, contact may be deemed appropriate by the special for the ladies in our Board of Directors the Program Committee at: lives, receive 10% off with the purchase of a personal [email protected] training and massage package! Know someone who could benefit from membership? E-mail For comments & suggestions regarding activities To learn more, schedule an appointment with our [email protected] to refer for young alumni (age 21–34), contact the Young Certified Exercise Specialists at 212.403.6623 Alumni Committee at: [email protected] a new member.

To contact the Club with questions or room reservations, please call 212.764.3550. Penn Club President General Manager Editor Gerald Knorr Peter M. Homberg, CCM Madeleine Kronovet